caa a22 4500 477070116 CHVBK 20180405111422.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01709369 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01709369 Polymerase chain reaction versus culture for detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in the urogenital tract of adults and the respiratory tract of newborns [Elektronische Daten] [M. Abele-Horn, C. Wolff, P. Dressel, A. Zimmermann, W. Vahlensieck, F. Pfaff, G. Ruckdeschel] The efficiency of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was compared with that of culture for detection ofUreaplasma urealyticum andMycoplasma hominis in 726 clinical specimens comprising 189 gynecological samples, 362 urological samples, and 175 samples from newborn infants. The sensitivity of PCR versus culture was 95% for both organisms, while the sensitivity of culture versus PCR was 91% forUreaplasma urealyticum and 84% forMycoplasma hominis. Furthermore, PCR tests were faster than culture tests, allowing the time to diagnosis to be reduced from two to five days to 24 h. MMV Medizin Verlag GmbH, 1996 Abele-Horn M. Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Pettenkoferstraße 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany aut Wolff C. Department of Gynecology, City Hospital, Munich-Schwabing aut Dressel P. Pediatric Hospital, Munich-Schwabing, Kölner Platz 1, 80404, Munich, Germany aut Zimmermann A. Department of Neonatology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany aut Vahlensieck W. Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Nußbaumstraße 20, 80336, Munich, Germany aut Pfaff F. Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Pettenkoferstraße 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany aut Ruckdeschel G. Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Pettenkoferstraße 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany aut European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/7(1996-07-01), 595-598 0934-9723 15:7<595 1996 15 10096 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709369 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709369 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abele-Horn M. Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Pettenkoferstraße 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wolff C. Department of Gynecology, City Hospital, Munich-Schwabing aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dressel P. Pediatric Hospital, Munich-Schwabing, Kölner Platz 1, 80404, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zimmermann A. Department of Neonatology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vahlensieck W. Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Nußbaumstraße 20, 80336, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pfaff F. Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Pettenkoferstraße 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ruckdeschel G. Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Pettenkoferstraße 9a, 80336, Munich, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Springer-Verlag 15/7(1996-07-01), 595-598 0934-9723 15:7<595 1996 15 10096 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer